2023 WAPS TESTING (SSgt TSgt) Chapter 2- Air Force Heritage

2023 WAPS TESTING (SSgt TSgt) Chapter 2- Air Force Heritage When did Al Qaeda hijack 4 airliners flying in U.S. airspace? - ANSWER September 11, 2001 How many airliners were jacked? - ANSWER 4 How many people were injured and killed when A.Q. terrorists hijacked 4 airliners? (Hint 6000 + (2996 + 4 Airliners =3000) = 9000/11 - ANSWER 6000 injured 2996 killed How many Hijackers were involved with 9/11? - ANSWER 19 On 11 September 2001, A.Q terrorists hijacked four airliners flying in the U.S. airspace. What happened to these airliners? - ANSWER 2 were flown into the W.T.C., 1 into the pentagon, and the 4th in a remote field in Pennsylvania Which president declared a global war on terrorism? - ANSWER George W. Bush What two airlines crashed into the W.T.C.? - ANSWER American Airlines Flight 11 (8:46 am) hit the north tower United States Flight 175 (9:03 am) hit the south tower What airline crashed into the Pentagon, just outside Washington D.C.? - ANSWER American Airlines Flight 77 (9:37 am) What airline crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania? - ANSWER United Airlines Flight 93 (10:03 am) Which operation saw thousands of National Guard and Reserve personnel be mobilized to PROTECT MILITARY AND CIVILIAN ASSETS (24-hr intercept response coverage)? - ANSWER Noble Eagle Which command, with more than 100 ANG, AFR, and RAF fighters from 26 locations continued to monitor American airspace after the 9/11 attacks? - ANSWER North American Aerospace Defense Command Who did the U.S. report was responsible for the worth terror attack in world history? - ANSWER Osama Bin Laden What demands did president Bush give to the taliban? - ANSWER 1. Deliver all leaders of A.Q to the U.S. 2. Release all imprisoned foreign nationals 3. Immediately close all terrorist training camps